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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)][House][Pages H2742-H2743]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 3827.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H2743]]Article I, Section 8 of the US ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Labor&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Protect Our Workers Act of 2023 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide to each Corps district clarifying, uniform guidance with respect to prevailing wage (i.e., Davis-Bacon Act) requirements for government contractors and subcontractors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This guidance must&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;conform with the Department of Labor's regulations, policies, and guidance for implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act, such as proper classification of all crafts by federal construction contractors and subcontractors;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;direct districts to investigate worker and third-party complaints within 30 days of their filing; and&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;instruct districts that certified payroll reports submitted by contractors and subcontractors shall be publicly available and are not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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--&gt;</text>
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        <title>To ensure that contractor employees on Army Corps projects are paid prevailing wages as required by law, and for other purposes.</title>
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